Mandana played aggressively but Gujrat's rubbish infield and outfield helped her as well. At times Gujrat's fielders (Local players) misfielded like a meme and gave 2 boundaries as freebies.

I think they should keep their tradition alive but in case, if RCBW lifts the Trophy then I reckon, Kohli will retire from the IPL.

The Percentage points gap between the top 3 looks all right.

We should see some decent change in the next week, depending on the NZ vs AUS contest. India could remain in 2nd spot even if they lose the last test against England. However, they need match points desperately because they had to share points with the Windies (That draw might hurt) and they are also playing against Australia in an away series.

Despite all the competitiveness England are still lagging and it won't change, at least in this cycle.

To keep behind the wicket and bat in the test format, Pant still needs a long recovery time, so Jurel is looking solid for this year. When the time comes then I'd say it's a good headache to have 2 solid batting WK in the wings.

Australia has 10-sh consecutive home series records 2 times but there were a couple of draw series in between as well so second best is considered 10 series which is ofc Australia. 2 more test series are lined up this year (NZ and BAN) so Indian should up their tally to 19 soon, unless some surprises are waiting.

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On Patidar, he's a good bat and was the first-choice replacement when big guns were out. Unfortunately, he didn't click at all. I won't mind if they give him another go, at the same time. Also okay with it, if they replace him with Axar or KL Rahul (if he's fit).

I'd like to see the Bumrah-Akashdeep combination for Dharamshala. Siraj will surely get a rest due to workload management.

They did give us some scare but hell yeah! The series is now in a pocket.

Bashir was fantastic with the ball and showed great control with hardly any loose ball. This young inexperienced batting lineup won 3 matches on a trot, they did fumble here n there but they got us home.
MOM should be Jurel or Kuldeep, tough to choose one so give with both of em (unofficially).

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Back to back 17 home series wins (2012-2024) for India.

On field umpire gave him not out and DRS showed 2 red (Impact + Hitting the wicket), the umpire had to reverse his decision. It's hardly an unlucky incident but yeah from Joe Root's perspective he was not out, he has that right because every batter thinks he/she is always not out.

India got a decent start, not losing a wicket was the biggest positive but the match is not finished and we've seen some fine collapse in this series from both teams but still it's India's game to lose as they have their nose ahead. 

Holy cow! I guess the Indians now have a shot here, they only need one good knock and they should be fine.

Still, this is a tricky target on a challenging pitch and the remaining 20-30 minutes of the period would be very challenging for batters, no batter enjoys batting towards the end of any session.

Hope, this period goes wicketless for India.

This match is swinging like a pendulum. Both teams are throwing punches, fighting back, and keep coming back into the game and right now India are doing its own thing.

Now I'd say it's 50-50 for both teams. Extra 30-40 runs from here could potentially put England slightly ahead in the race as 220 + target won't be an easy task in the 4th inning. India would hope for one of the guys from the top 3 to dig in.

What an inning from Dhruv Jurel and surprisingly good on our tailender for sticking at the crease. Things could've been worse for India.

The deficit is 46 and the match is still in favor of England by 65-35 because India are batting last but now they have a fighting chance and both bowling and batting departments will get another shot. 

Maiden 5-for for Bashir and it came at a very crucial time, props to him.

Who is writing these kinds of scripts for WPL matches?

Back to back thrillers with the last ball finish and an uncapped local cricketer winning the match for her franchise. One with the ball and one with the bat, if things keep going like this for a couple of years then the future looks good for Indian Women's cricket.

Well, Ben Stokes & Co were claiming a catch of Jaiswal so the less i say about him, the better.

I also don't like the umpire's call but it's a rule and considered the best possible solution by all the pundits so everyone should follow the rules unless some new tech replaces the DRS.

The problem comes when the Umpire shows no consistency with their decision. I can understand it's based on human error and mistakes do happen from the on-field umpires and I can understand 1-2 calls going against anyone in 2 days of gameplay but FFS 7-8 decisions and every decision going against only 1 team.  

Finally some partnership, otherwise it was over for India.

England's spinners bowled beautifully but NGL I am pissed at the quality of umpiring in this match, there is no consistency with the umpires. When Indians were bowling umpire hesitated to raise their fingers and even when it was straightforward LBW. In contrast, they were itching to raise their fingers when Indians were batting. 3 umpires call and 2 LBW calls came when it was brushing the stumps and looked not out to the naked eye. Call it luck or whatever but the 90% of decisions went against India.

Okay ladies and gents, we are officially fucked lol

Things are moving way too quickly and don't think Dhruv-Ashwin duo can hold the line for long, they are capable batters but the momentum is on England's side, and it looks like it's just a matter of time. This duo needs a mighty effort and some miracle partnership, but not a fair thing to ask when the main batters bend their knees.

Shit! This mini collapse going to hurt and might cost us a match.

I wouldn't have minded 3-4 wickets by the end of the day but we have a full session to go and already lost 4 wickets. Need a wicketless session at any cost otherwise, Poms are looking at a very healthy lead and potentially 2-2.

Tail wagging is never a good site if it's against you because it breaks the morale of the team and every shoulder falls. It was a similar kind of story during Root-Robison's partnership.

Rohit is gone and now India needs to climb a mountain with an inexperienced batting lineup, but make no mistake almost every new kid is in good form with the bat but it would be another test of their temperament, hope everything goes well.

Tbh Umpiring was shit as well, which at times kinda forced Rohit's hand but yeah Jaddu is an exciting customer when it comes to DRS, similar to Siraj.

The match might look in balance but the Indian team could go into depression if England managed to cross 350 or touch the 400 mark. Indian batters are in form and one could expect good response from them but we shouldn't forget it's a very inexperienced batting lineup.

Yeah, Shami is ruled out for good.

England kept India out for a full day, that didn't happen much in this series. Except for the 1st session, everything went England's way and Root saved the day for Poms, he was simply brilliant but for India's POV, tail wagging in the end was disturbing.

Umpiring was atrocious throughout the day and they even messed up plumb lbw, even 3rd umpire looked in a bit of a hurry but you can't blame on-field umpiring much if you burn all your reviews.

Ashwin is having a quiet series, which is painful to see and one of the reasons Indians will feel the heat in this match.

You are being too hard on debutant. He bowled incredibly in the first session and was all over Crawley, even beating him 2 times on his defense and both times hit the timber. Crawley got lucky that it turned out to be a no ball in the first instance.

Classic Joe Root is back and inching towards the first ton of the series without any risk, that's a highlight of his inning.

5th down and Stokesy is gone as well, now Root is the key.

India's session by a mile and it happened when they lost the toss. The gamble of playing a debutant went quite well and he was indeed an impact player in the first session. Having said that, India shouldn't be complacent here and go for a kill. They can't afford to let go of any opportunity against England.

What a dream debut for Akashdeep. Dude is spitting fire and already claimed a 3-for + 1 no ball wicket of Crawley.

I was a bit worried about the debutant and thought England might take him for a ride and feast on him but so far mighty impressed. 6 overs spell for him already but hope he can pull the cart for an extra 2 more overs.

I am missing rank turner now.

No, not really. Bairstow performed exceptionally well under the new regime (Stokes +Baz) and he was instrumental in their success but he never had any sort of success in India and so far completely failed with the bat. In his last 11 tests in India, he has a mediocre average of 25-ish. They are still backing him tho.

Another debut for India in this series. Seamer Akas Deep is in.